… lovely orange blooms and deep orange beards. It stands 19 inches high and blooms prolifically in late spring. It may rebloom later in the season, from mid summer until frost. Many Mahalos means “many thanks” in Hawaiian. Typically the flowers of intermediate bearded irises are 3 ½ to 5 inches in width …
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… yellow signals and dark violet eyelashes. It stands 37 to 40 inches tall and blooms in mid season. The name Takamagahara means “Heaven of the Legend”. This is a pseudata iris, a … Typically they have branched stems with multiple buds on each stem. Pseudata irises thrive in or near water but also do well in garden conditions. They are attractive to hummingbirds while resistant to deer. Although they …
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… The cultivar 'Careless Sally' has ruffled petals in a lovely blend of rose, blue, and lavender with a yellow blotch at the base of the falls . The stalks stand 2 feet tall with 3 to 5 blooms on each stalk . It blooms in mid season and may rebloom . The thin, grass like foliage remains a highlight throughout the … at the base of each fall that other iris groups have . Typically these irises grow together in thick clumps which keep out weeds. In 2003 Careless Sally received the Morgan wood Medal which …
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… Kohleria are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria Evil Storm’ has red flowers with white in the throat overlain with darker red spots. Kohlerias are characterized by soft, ovate … The tubes, which are an inch or two long are inflated and flare out into five spotted lobes. In the right conditions (indoors) kohlerias grow quickly and will need to be pinched back after …
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… that is noted for its pendulous axillary racemes of yellow, wisteria-like flowers that bloom in spring. It is a hybrid cross between L. alpinum and L. anagyroides . It typically grows 25-30’ … long) produce little fall color. ‘Vossii’ is a cultivar that produces pea-like yellow flowers in drooping racemes to 24” long in a profuse and often spectacular late spring bloom. Flowers give way to seedpods that ripen in …
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… lantana hybrid producing a continuous display of brilliant yellow-orange and old rose flowers in profuse clusters on a trailing/mounding plant to 20 inches tall and 24 inches wide. Once … and bees, but the scents produced by the crushed, scratchy leaves repel deer and rabbits. In climates that do not get colder than 25 degrees Fahrenheit, this plant is a deciduous perennial that flowers from spring to fall, but in warmer climates, it is evergreen and flowers continuously. In tropical climates outside of its …
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… Pyramidal when young, this tree matures into an oval-rounded habit. It should be used only in large, open spaces. Reminiscent of the tulip flower, its lovely greenish-yellow blooms appear in May and early June and last for an extended period. Fruits turn brown in October and persist through the winter. This stately tree has handsome yellow leaves in the …
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… white flowers appear above the green finely dissected foliage as temperatures start to warm in late spring to early summer. Not reliably winter hardy in Chicago gardens, this cool season annual is usually sold as a potted plant early in spring for planting outdoors. As temperatures warm, the plants bolt (send up their flower …
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… Its buds are a light, pinkish crimson, opening to reveal velvety deep crimson roses 4 inches in diameter. The scent is also described as exceptional...old rose, with hints of berries. … And care isn't complicated. Give it full sun (6 hours or more a day), regular water, a pruning in winter, and fertilizer once in the spring and again in the summer. …
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… from David Austin, who is known for breeding roses for fragrance and vigor as well as color. In this case, the old-world scent has a hint of myrrh. Left to its own devices, it will grow 5 to … but it also be pruned to a shorter shrub form. Like all roses, it prefers a garden location in full sun with space between it and surrounding plants to encourage good air movement (discourages powdery mildew and black spot). Honeybees gambol about in the multiple petals in search of nectar. …
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